The Stone Art Chronicles

featuring the ongoing adventures of Devin Devine

dry stone ramp with steel hand rail set into boulders

  Repairing/re-building this raised patio that our stone path leads to, we were going to build dry stone steps. But then I'm looking at it and thinking no, let's do a ramp. The existing patio is a few thousand square feet, and already has like 4 or five different...

different types of retaining wall compared

Devin Devine, masonry and landscaping contractor Rates for DIY consultations are as follows: $88.00 for a half hour consultation $138.00 for a full hour  Monies are payable via PayPal or Venmo add 5$ for paypal orders   Types of retaining wall--this article will...

No plastic in the landscape

Devin Devine, human being who does stuff outside Canvas tarps, for landscaping and contracting purposes For landscapers and contractors, sure. How many tarps does the average contractor go through a year? How many little blue threads of tarp plastic do I find, pretty...

Stone Dots

Devin Devine, artisan and artist based out of Pennsylvania devin@devineescapes.com  projects completed across the USA Above, Dry Stone Sphere The Thirdlymost, 2015. This might be my earliest example, of stone dots like this. This recent outdoor shower mosaic is at the...

Solar Eye Mosaic

Solar Eye Mosaic

Devin Devine, stone mosaic artist devin@devineescapes.com I'm working on a stone circle. This is dry set stone art, with no mortar. The stones go down deeper than you think, and are fit tight, so that stones can't just be pulled lose. Calling it the Eye Of Fire,...